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ened, and l Athe casing or frame, tofwhich the fastener C is or MORRIS, ILLINOIS;

Letters Patent No, 104,672, dated June 21, 1870.

The Schedule referred te in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it umg/(concern.- l

Be it known thatl, 4JONATHAN R; WEBBER, of Morris, in the county of Grundy and State of Illinois,

l have invented a `Fastener for -Doors and other `purposes; and I'` do hereby declare that the -following is `a full and exact description thereof', which will enable those skilled in thefart to make andV use the` same, reference' being had to the accompanying draw'- V ing and letters marked thereon, making a part of'this specification, `in which-` l Figure 1 is an elevation my fastener attached. a y Thenature of ythe present invention consists in so of a` door and frame, with constructing a circular diskor fastener which is pivoted `to a 'door-casing, that Lit is held in place by its `gravit-y alone, when turned over on the casing to allow l the door to open, and, when turned over on the door, lto `hold it shut, saidfastener being provided with a knob to moveit, and' also with a curved slot, through which a screw is put to regulate the distance the Vdisk is'to turn, and also to assist `in holding the disk in l iplace.` l

B represents an `ordinary door, which is to be'fastattached., y T hisfastenel" hasra circular form, and is made of any proper thickness and of suitable material, and it `is pivoted to the frame A, by means of a screw, E

l put through the fastener near its periphery.

It is -also provided with a curved slot,-O, of such pivot.

\ llength as will, when the fastener is turned on Vthe screw E in either direction, stayin position against a screw, 1), put through the slot and into the frame A. This arrangement is such that when the fastener is turned over the door B or frame A, its gravity will be thrown `to the left or right of the pivot-screw E, as the case may be, and th us be so held in place that the jarring caused by shutting the door will not turn it on its The advantage over and above .that heretofore stated consists in the fasteners being secured with two screws 'instead of one, as is usually done in fastening ordinary buttons, while it is simple, cheap, and convenient, and can be readily adj usted by a projecting knob, b.

I, however, disclaim any right or novelty in placing :a latch, catch, or button, directly over a -door which hangs by its own gravity or operates automatically directly over the gate, door, 8vo., to hold it in, place.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat.

ent ofthe United States, is-

The circular fastener O, pivoted to the frame at F, and provided with a curved slot, G, and knob b, said slot being long enough to allow 'the fastener to stay at either side of the pivot E by its own gravity, as and for the purpose set forth.

, JONATHAN R. WEBBER.

` I Witnesses:

J. C. GARR,- W. W. WEBBER. 

